Work means Manhattan for about half of Fancy Creek Township’s working residents
0% of workers work from home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Fancy Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Manhattan (45%, 22 miles). There are 2 jobs in Fancy Creek Township; 31 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Fancy Creek Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Fancy Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.06 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Fancy Creek Township commutes to
Where Fancy Creek Township clocks in
45% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 100% of Fancy Creek Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fancy Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fancy Creek Township
of Fancy Creek Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Fancy Creek Township works
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Fancy Creek Township
The biggest share goes to Sherman Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fancy Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bala Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sherman Township | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Bala Township, Jackson Township and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fancy Creek Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Fancy Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fancy Creek Township?
52.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fancy Creek Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Fancy Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fancy Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fancy Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.